Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-16
LOCAL BREYITIES.

storekeeper advertises for ten red-head.
ed boys.
An electric lamp mast has been placed al
Sixth and III streets.
The river has fallen considerably, and q;
present marks seven feet six inches.
Harry Luft, a respondent tinsmith, is
believed to be crazy, and friends are afraid
he will commit suicide.
Yolo county desires to give Sacramento
the town of Washington. Throw in Davis
vile, neighbor, and we will take it.
| The Northern California Railroad Com
pany has settled its taxes with the State,
| paying into the treasury 81, $50 "a
The street-raiIroad proposition has
broken out afresh in Woodland The Yolo-
| ties look upon it as a moss backed chest
nut.
John Schleicher. native of Germany,
was admitted to citizenship yesterday by
| Judge Armstrong, on the testimony of
| Chris Vail and j. Schaffer.
Raphael Vasquez, common drunk; Geo.
| Chapman, embezzlement; w. S. Kendall,
| forgery and perjury, constituted the slate
| at the police station at midnight.
The only case on the calendar in the Po-
| lice Court Yesterday was that of Richard
PENDANT forfeited his deposit by not appear
ing.
The box-sheet for the Mcneil concert
will be opened at the Metropolitan Theater
at noon on Monday next, instead of at
Houghton's bookstore, as heretofore an
nounced.
Yesterday morning, while going to the
repair shops, a huge twelve-wheeler be-
came derailed, and the combined efforts of
three engines for one hour were required to
put her on the track.
The statement made few days ago that
Nellie Mcdowell was taken to San Fran
cisco on a charge of perjury was incorrect.
A bench warrant was served upon her for
the purpose of procuring her as witness
in case.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was AGO, being % cooler than the
normal for that day. The highest and low
est temperature was $50 and $50, with gentle
to fresh northerly winds, and cloudy to
clear weather prevailing.
Yesterday morning man named James
McClane, who resided at Sixth and u, was
found dead in his residence. He was lying
across a chair, his head and feet on the
floor. 1t is believed by the Coroners Jury
that death resulted from alcoholism.
The house and lot ratified off on Tuesday
by S. Ginsberg was won by Charles W.
Davis, of Corning, Tehama county. Gins
berg claims to have lost over $1,000 by this
lottery scheme. Mr.. Davis has secured
fine residence No. 40S street, worth
$1,000, for a 81 investment.
H. NJ. Van Amman, agent of the South
ern Pacific Company at Chicago, met a
number of citizens in the Improvement
Association rooms yesterday and addressed
them on immigration matters His re-
marks, which were pithy and to the point,
will be given in another issue.
1t is reported that the buns in this city
have novel way of supporting themselves.
One of them recently stated that all he had
to do in order to get money was to go over
to Yolo and let some Constable arrest him.
The commitment was always withheld,
and the defendant comes out $50 richer
each time.
c. Warehouse, of the firm of Water
house IL Lester, and Charles Owens, of
Jones & Owens, will leave San Francisco
to-day for San Dimas, Durango, Mexico, to
visit their mine, La Candelaria. This is
one of the old Mexican mines, and has been
in operation hundreds of years The own
ers are sauguine of success. Modern i'm
proved American machinery has been for
some time at work, under the supervision
of d. NJ. Burns, with gratifying results.